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Thursday, October 24, 2019

With Love Series by Alexa Randolph - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!


Hey, lovelies!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Alexa Randolph and her new Book Series, “With Love,’” featuring Book One, “With Love, Ella,” and her latest release “Daniel, Ever After,” Book Two in the Series!!  For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Alexa and to increase your chances of winning!

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!


With Love Series
by Alexa Randolph

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GENRE: Romance

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BLURB:

With Love, Ella:

Ella Chambers was a top event planner in New York, about to marry the man of her dreams. Daniel Collins was the quarterback for the Giants, on his way to winning his first ever Super Bowl. Life couldn’t get any better when they both said those three words to each other and planned to spend the rest of their lives together.

Until one perfect day came crashing down around them when they hear the three words no one wants to hear: You have cancer.

Now instead of dresses, flowers, and invitations, they’re dealing with doctors appointments, tests, and tears. Their love and strength will be tested and tortured, but they’ll fight with everything they’ve got to make it through.

Daniel, Ever After:

Daniel and Molly are both lost in their own worlds. They recently lost the most important people in their lives. They are connected in so many ways but are complete strangers. They are barely hanging on, but a drunken encounter sends them over the edge of despair. Can they bring each other out of their misery, or will they continue to push each other away until it’s too late? Find out in the sequel to With Love, Ella, titled Daniel, Ever After.

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EXCERPT TWO:

Daniel and Ella were waiting for their drinks when Marissa came up to them. They both inwardly groaned not wanting to deal with her and her drama that always seemed to follow. “Hello Ella, Hello Daniel,” Marissa said in her fake high-pitched voice. “Hello, Marissa. Enjoying the evening?” Daniel asked.  “Yeah, it’s been fine. So, Daniel are you excited for the upcoming season?” “Yes, it will be great to get back into the routine. I have a good feeling about it.” “That’s great. Well, I can’t wait to come watch practice in a few weeks. I know you will do amazing.” “Practices are actually closed for family only, but you can always buy season tickets to watch the team,” Ella explained, trying to be as nice as possible, but getting annoyed. “Oh, I know, my cousin is the second string quarterback and was able to get me into a practice. It’ll be great.” Marissa said while putting her arm around Daniel.  “Oh well, that’s nice. Daniel, I love this song. Let’s go dance,” Ella said, holding his hand.

“Sounds great babe.”

“Bye Marissa,” they said, walking away with their drinks in hand. Marissa just stood there glaring at Ella. What did she have that Marissa didn’t?

Ella and Daniel had been dancing for hours with their friends and family, having a great time. Ella really had to go to the bathroom so she dragged a giggling Julia, Daniel’s sister, with her to the bathroom. Marissa and her friend saw them go in so they decided to follow. She couldn’t let Ella get away with humiliating her in front of Daniel.

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GUEST POST:

Writing This Book Has Taught Me:

Writing With Love, Ella and Daniel, Ever After taught me so many lessons. With Love, Ella was the first book I ever wrote. As I wrote the first draft, I learned that I could write out a novel. The real work began when I was going through with an editor and writing coach. My coach helped me to really open up my eyes and learn how to write like the novels I love. I finally understood the Showing and not telling.

These books also taught me that sometimes it’s okay to not have a happily ever after because life doesn’t always end in one. As much as I love to read a happily ever after sometimes, I wish that every book didn’t end that way due to unrealistic expectations. From start to finish of writing these characters taught me that the saying “You write what you know,” because that is exactly what I found with my characters. Many of their traits were traits of the people closest to me. It’s kind of crazy how you put in traits you are used to and don’t even realize it until you read it back, or someone says something to you.

One of the most important lessons I have learned throughout all of this was the depth grief can go and how it can be portrayed. While I was just starting out with the coaching on my first book I had been in an accident. As I read through the book, I realized a lot of the changes had reflected what I had been through. I suffered from a brain injury and I had put my grief into my writing. Life can be tough and I learned to channel it into my characters.
I have always loved to write and the truth of the matter is it has been the best therapy without me ever realizing it.

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AUTHOR BIO:


Alexa Randolph is the author of Daniel, Ever After, which follows With Love, Ella.  “It was so fun to be able to watch my characters grow from my first novel to this one,” Alexa says of her contemporary romance novel.  “My heart hurt when theirs did, and I felt like I was a part of their world.”  You can always find her typing away at the keyboard, crafting romantic short stories or dreaming up characters and plots. Or you may find her blogging and helping to raise awareness for chronic pain. Not surprisingly, Alexa also loves to read the types of stories she writes and is especially fond of John Greene and romance novelist Nicholas Sparks. Alexa is a 2016 graduate of Michigan State University’s College of Communications; during college she was a regular contributor to the online blog, “The Odyssey.”

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CONNECT WITH ALEXA:

Website:

Email:
beforeverstrong1@gmail.com

Facebook – Author Fan Page:

Facebook – Be Forever Strong Fan Page:

Twitter:

Pinterest:

Instagram – Alexa Randolph’s Page:

Instagram – Be Forever Strong:

Goodreads Author Page:

Goodreads Book Page – With Love, Ella:

Goodreads Book Page – Daniel, Ever After:

Amazon Author Page:

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BOOK BUY LINKS – WITH LOVE, ELLA – BOOK ONE:


Amazon Kindle eBook:

Amazon Paperback:

Barnes and Noble NOOK eBook:

Barnes and Noble Paperback:

Kobo eBook:

The Book Depository Paperback:

BAM! Books-A-Million Paperback:
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BOOK BUY LINKS – DANIEL, EVER AFTER – BOOK TWO:


Amazon Kindle eBook:

Amazon Paperback:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Alexa will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.


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This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.

4 comments:

  1. Alexa ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)

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  2. Thanks so much for sharing your terrific book. I sure enjoyed reading about it and appreciate you taking the time to share it with us.

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